Prosopagnosia

I have difficulty in recognizing faces until I get to know the person or if I meet an acquaintance I have not seen for a long time.  I could see just as many details to a face as anyone else with good eye sight.  I have face blindness in that I am slow in recognizing who is behind the face, especially when the individual is out of context.  I have a much easier time recognizing someone when one is in or in front of the building or house that I associate one with.  It is also easier when one is with the group that I associate one in.  I always had recognized myself in a mirror as far as I could remember.  I also am visually oriented and have excellent sense of special concepts and understanding of physical properties to enable me to understand mirrors when I was very small.  Some people do have prosopanosia worse then me in that they even have difficulty or take them much longer to recognize themselves in the mirror.  People have to be in exact locations or positions in order to be seen who they are to them.  Many more times than not, folks would recognize me first before I recognize them.  In such situations, I ask them their names while I exude “who are you” expression.  Once their identities register, I tend to warm up from my coldness.   I am amazed of acquaintances that have not seen me in many years and was able to spot me in another city.  I could recognize people who are on buses with me occasionally.  I consider myself much better at remembering names then faces.  Often when folks give me their names and where we met or their associations, I am able to recall who they are.  I am not bothered by face blindness and learned to live with this and feel that this is nothing to be ashamed about.  My life is not adversely impacted by this and accept this as part of my being.